Heidi Klum Admits She Gets ‘Anxious’ Ahead of Halloween Costume Reveal: ‘There Is No Real Trial’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Heidi Klum in New York City on October 29, 2024.Photo:James Devaney/GC Images

James Devaney/GC Images

Heidi Klumis opening up about her Halloween fears.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the grand opening ofCrazy Pizzain New York City on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the model, 51, revealed she gets “anxious” before revealing her elaborate costumes.

“I always get anxious,” Klum says. “Because there is no real trial. like, I can’t do a real fitting before I am in it. Because I never know if it works until the day [of]. And then you know, and then something happens and I’m like, ‘Oh god.' ”

Speaking about a previous mishap with her costume, theAmerica’s Got Talentjudge tells PEOPLE, “When I was an apple, like, you know,Sealand he was Eve.”

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Heidi Klum as a peacock at her 22nd Annual Halloween Party in 2023.Noam Galai/Getty

Noam Galai/Getty

Klum — who was married to Seal, 61, from 2005 to 2014 — adds, “Look, I couldn’t fit in anything, so I couldn’t get through any normal car doors. So last minute they had to get me a convertible to even be able to get into the car to be able to ride there.”

The German-born star is known for herextravagant Halloween costumesat her annual Halloween party in N.Y.C. Last year she dressed up as a peacock for her bash at Marquee Nightclub.

Elsewhere in her chat with PEOPLE, Klum spoke about how her children like to have creative control over their Halloween costumes.

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Tom Kaulitz and Heidi Klum at the opening of Crazy Pizza in New York City on October 29, 2024.Jason Lowrie/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Jason Lowrie/BFA.com/Shutterstock

“Yeah, I mean, they have their own ideas. I mean, Lou, especially she makes her own things,” she says. “She’s also really into the anime. She makes all the wigs herself, you know, like all the pink ones. They don’t just go down.”

“She buys all the accessories and then she puts a little mask on, you know, but like a real proper one,” the proud mom continues. “She [wears the mask] when she’s sanding things down and she’s building things.”

Klum adds, “So that she doesn’t you know, inhale all the dust. But she does things … she does it properly. If anyone has the major block about dressing up and that stuff, it would be my Lou.”

source: people.com